Former Nigerian minister for federal capital territory, Mallam Nasri el-Rufai has appealed for pardon from his tweeter followers and Facebook friends over his blasphemous tweet against Jesus Christ in his bid to criticize president Jonathan's administration. This tweet came on the hills of criticism by former minister of education and vice president of world bank, African division, Oby Ezekwesili on the misappropriation of oil revenue by president Jonathan's administration even though the criticism has since been refuted and thrown over board by the current administration. Nasri's tweet goes this way: '' @zeebook: If Jesus Christ criticizes Jonathan's govt, Maku/Abati/Okupe will say he slept with Mary Magdalene''.....LWKMD...'' This tweet is aimed at defending Mrs Oby Ezekwesili and carpeting president Jonathan and his cabinet including information minister and co. The tweet was retweeted many times which caused it to find its way into timelines of many tweeter users. Many especially Christians wondered what Jesus Christ got to do with Nigerian politics. If it were blasphemous tweet against Islam or prophet Mohammed, I doubt whether the peace of this country will not at least disappear momentarily- That's my notion.
Nevertheless, Nasri el Rufai begged for forgiveness for his desperation. ''Hello friends, I have been travelling and trying to catch some sleep in between last 24 hours,and missed all the furore arising from my retweet of Ogunyemi Bukola's @zeebook joke, et al. Maku et al and Jesus. I must say I am taken aback by the extent of desperate misrepresentation of what was an innocuous attempt to show the godlessness of Jonathanian to denigrate anyone who dares to ask him to be accountable.
The tweet from Mallam Nasri el-Rufai about Jesus Christ is blasphemous tweet against Christianity. Christians should rise against this. I wonder if the tweet was about Prophet Mohammed, Nigeria and the whole world would have been in chaos
ReplyDeleteThat's why we are Christians. We endure, tolerate and try to accommodate despite odds...
Deletethat man is stupid, why dont he joke with prophet Mohammed instead, because he taught that xtians are nafin. Is good that they show us the kind of people they are. I can not stand for that El Rufai in anything. People should not play with any religion whether xtianity, or any religion whatsoever.
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